,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hjhf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #be1 #bjbf,mr4
 ,keating 7for himself and ,mr4         
,baumgartner7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs  ,a     
,,bill  ,to establish a ,national and   
,nuclear ,risk ,reduction ,center within
 the ,department of ,state1 and for     
other purposes4  #a4 ,establishment of  
,national and ,nuclear ,risk ,reduction 
,center  7a7 ,in general ,there is      
established within the ,department of   
,state a ,national and ,nuclear ,risk   
,reduction ,center 7,,nnrrc71 who shall 
report directly to the ,under ,secretary
 for ,arms ,control and ,international  
,security4  7b7 ,responsibilities ,the  
,,nnrrc shall carry out the following   
responsibilities3  7#a7 ,operate a      
#bd-;hour basis government-to-government
 communications center for exchanging   
notifications with foreign counterparts 
as required by-- 7,a7 bilateral and     

multilateral arms control agreements or 
arrangements2 and  7,b7                 
confidence-building agreements between  
the ,united ,states1 foreign            
governments1 and international          
organizations4  7#b7 ,translate and     
disseminate incoming and outgoing       
notifications and messages to and from  
appropriate ,federal ,government        
departments and agencies for purposes of
 executing1 when necessary1 operational 
alerts or time-sensitive notifications  
requiring immediate attention4  7#c7    
,advise ,department of ,state policy and
 operational offices on communication or
 technical issues from new arms control 
and international security agreements4  
7#d7 ,provide technical assistance to   
foreign governments on ,,nnrrc-related  
requirements on the operation of        
national communication systems for arms 
control agreements and other            
confidence-building agreements4  7#e7   
,ensure the ,,nnrrc maintains not fewer 
than one linguist on duty at all time   

who-- 7,a7 can provide ,mandarin        
,chinese and ,russian language          
translation services2  7,b7 is          
proficient with technical arms control  
matters2 and  7,c7 can facilitate       
communications related to notifications 
and exchanges with foreign governments  
involving arms control agreements and   
arrangements4  7#f7 ,establish a        
protocol for coordination between the   
,,nnrrc and interagency stakeholders1   
including liaison roles4  7#g7 ,perform 
such other duties as the ,under         
,secretary for ,arms ,control and       
,international ,security may from time  
to time designate4